Pliers.



No. 787,414. PATENTED APR. 18, 1905. R. WALTON.

PLIERS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6. 1903.

WITNESSES.

UNTTEE STATES Patented April 18, 1905.

PATENT OEETcE.

RUSSELL \VALTON, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOSEPH l.VAOHA, OF CLEVELAND, OlllO.

PLIERS- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 787,414, datedApril 18, 1905.

Application tiled July 6,1903. Serial No. 164370.

Be it known that 1, Ross ELL \VA Urox, a citizen of the Dominion ofCanada, residing at (leveland. in the county of Uuyahoga and State ofOhio. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pliers; and Ihereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit pertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvementin pliers, andmore especially to farriers pliers.

The object of this invention is to providean instrument of thischaracter which will be very compact, strong, and which can be cheaplymanufactured and by means of which great cutting or shearing power canbe obtained with comparatively short handles.

My invention therefore consists in the features of construction andcombination of parts, as illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter setforth in the specification and pointed out in the claim. 5 In theaccompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view showing my pliers in theirclosed position. Fig. 2 is a view, partly in section, showing the pliersopen. Fig. 3 is a top plan of the pliers in their closed position.

Again referring to the drawings, ll represents an iron bar which formsone of the levers or handles of the pliers. One end of this baris bentata right angle to form one of the cuttingiaws b. 1n the bar is formed aslot t, which extends through from side to side of the bar.

represents a bar which is somewhat shorter than the bar and which formsthe other lever or handle of the pliers. An arm (2 is rigidly secured tothe bar (Z a short distance from its upper end and extends at a rightangle to said bar. The end of this arm is secured to Lil the bar midwaybetween the top and bottom of the slot (1 by means of a pin f.

l A curved arm is pivotally secured, by 1 means of a pin /1, to the bar(1, near the lower end of the slot P, so that it projects at each sideof the rod (1. The long end of the arm extends upwardly and is providedwith a cutting-jaw f. arranged to cooperate with the jaw 6. The jaws and1' are preferably ar- 5 ranged so that they will slightlyoverlap whenthe pliers are closed and will therefore remain sharp for a longtime, asthe edges will not be dulled by coming into contact with each other. Theshorter end of the curved arm 1/ is arranged to come into contact withthe bar (Z when the pliers are closed and form a stop which takes theiinal strain when the shearing operation is completed.

A small slot (1 is formed in the upper end 0 of the lever (l, and a slotis formed in the arm A link 1' is passed through the slot 0 in the leverabove the arm v and is secured in the slot in the arm by a pin /and inthe slot (W in the end of the lever (Z by a pin m. 5

\Yhat I claim is A plier comprising a jaw-carrying lever, a lever, anarm formed integral with said lever and pivotally secured at its freeend to the jaw-carrying lever, a jaw-carrying arm pivot- 7 ed at a pointabove its lower end to the jawcarrying lever and having its lower endarranged to extend between said levers so as to form a stop to preventthe levers being brought too close together, and a link pivotallysecured to said jaw-carrying arm and to the end of the last-mentionedlever, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof 1 sign the foregoing specification, in the presenceof two witnesses, $0 at Cleveland, Ohio.

RUSSELL VAL .ON.

\\"itnesses:

Jon I. Vaona, VICTOR C. Lvxou.

